Prospectus Hit List for April 22
Hit List for April 20
Hit List for April 24
Teams are ordered based on Adjusted Hit List Factor, a computer generated number, and the author isn't responsible for the order of the teams.
| Rk | Tm | W | L | W1 | W2 | W3 | HLF | AHLF | Win Div% |  Win WC% | Playoff% | 1-Day | 7-Day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | 10 | 5 | 9.9 | 9.4 | 9.4 | .584 | .565 | 15.9% | 41.5% | 57.4% | 3.6% | 12.6% |
| The Padres outscored the Rockies in Colorado. So that was weird on so many levels. | |||||||||||||
| 2 |  | 6 | 8 | 5.6 | 6.8 | 6.7 | .493 | .513 | 20.7% | 26.2% | 46.9% | -2.1% | -13.8% |
| Three players in the Rays starting lineup ended the day hitting under .200. One of them was the DH. One of those letters stands for hitter, you know, in case anyone was curious. | |||||||||||||
| 3 |  | 8 | 5 | 7.1 | 8.2 | 8.5 | .571 | .551 | 29.7% | 25.8% | 55.5% | 5.2% | 8.5% |
| Good news! The Cubs have called up super-prospect Addison Russell! To make room for him on the roster they sent Kris Bryant back to Triple-A. | |||||||||||||
| 4 |  | 11 | 3 | 9.5 | 8.2 | 8.0 | .580 | .560 | 33.9% | 23.3% | 57.2% | 1.0% | 13.1% |
| The last time the Mets won nine games in a row cocaine was not only legal, it was encouraged. | |||||||||||||
| 5 |  | 9 | 5 | 7.6 | 7.8 | 7.9 | .563 | .583 | 54.5% | 21.1% | 75.6% | 4.2% | 1.4% |
| Wade Miley threw 5 2/3 scoreless innings which would be really encouraging if you don’t look at his ERA, his strikeout-to-walk ratio, or the fact that he’s still not Drew Smyly. | |||||||||||||
| 6 |  | 7 | 7 | 7.2 | 7.4 | 7.1 | .543 | .523 | 59.1% | 19.1% | 78.2% | 2.3% | 8.6% |
| Yunel Escobar slid into home plate to celebrate his walk-off homer. Good thing he didn’t do this against Kansas City, there would be a holy war. | |||||||||||||
| 7 |  | 8 | 4 | 8.5 | 7.8 | 7.4 | .605 | .586 | 56.0% | 18.6% | 74.6% | -2.3% | 7.3% |
| The Cardinals had runners on for 10 straight innings but managed only one run. It was a really underrated run though! | |||||||||||||
| 8 |  | 7 | 7 | 8.5 | 7.0 | 7.2 | .515 | .534 | 9.1% | 17.3% | 26.4% | 1.9% | -0.7% |
| Jason Garcia threw a pitch behind Jose Bautista after which Bautista homered. Then Bautista keyed his car. Then he called his mom and, pretending to be her late husband, told her his son was a jerk. That last one was probably over the line. | |||||||||||||
| 9 |  | 6 | 8 | 7.3 | 5.9 | 6.0 | .506 | .526 | 45.6% | 16.7% | 62.3% | 4.8% | 1.4% |
| The Angels scored 14 runs in three hours, 15 minutes. This is microwave baseball! Catch the fever caught it I’m already cured! | |||||||||||||
| 10 |  | 7 | 8 | 9.0 | 9.6 | 9.6 | .551 | .570 | 18.7% | 15.8% | 34.5% | -4.7% | -5.0% |
| When you lose 14-1 pretty much everyone is at fault. Bet the guy who scored the one run is insufferable in the clubhouse though. | |||||||||||||
| 11 |  | 5 | 9 | 5.0 | 5.8 | 6.0 | .460 | .480 | 20.6% | 15.6% | 36.2% | -5.3% | -4.6% |
| When Nelson Cruz homers statistics tell us the Mariners are more likely to win. Nelson Cruz didn’t homer last night which helps explain why statistics tell us the Mariners lost. | |||||||||||||
| 12 |  | 7 | 7 | 8.0 | 8.1 | 8.5 | .529 | .549 | 9.7% | 14.3% | 24.0% | 2.0% | 6.5% |
| Yes, CC Sabathia’s fastball is 5 mph slower than it was in 2007, but maybe he’s just in a really big school zone. | |||||||||||||
| 13 |  | 9 | 4 | 7.8 | 9.2 | 9.2 | .641 | .622 | 80.2% | 14.2% | 94.3% | -0.7% | 2.2% |
| Happy Oh Please Oh Please Don’t Let This Be The Day Clayton Kershaw Blows His Arm Out Day! | |||||||||||||
| 14 |  | 11 | 3 | 10.4 | 11.4 | 11.0 | .617 | .636 | 16.5% | 13.3% | 29.7% | 2.1% | 3.0% |
| The Royals went a whole day without throwing at or freaking out at anyone. Super congratulations to the entire organization! Also something about baseball. | |||||||||||||
| 15 |  | 5 | 10 | 5.0 | 6.3 | 6.0 | .442 | .423 | 2.6% | 13.2% | 15.8% | 1.3% | -9.9% |
| San Francisco is working to ban chewing tobacco in all parks where baseball is played. The Giants only hope to avoid the ordinance is to keep playing so badly they could claim what they’re doing at the ballpark isn’t baseball. So far they’re doing a great job! | |||||||||||||
| 16 |  | 6 | 8 | 7.6 | 6.7 | 6.2 | .488 | .468 | 8.5% | 13.0% | 21.5% | -2.3% | -3.6% |
| The Pirates are one of two teams left without a triple. They are eighth in homers though so maybe turning down the aggression just a notch will solve it. | |||||||||||||
| 17 |  | 7 | 7 | 6.5 | 7.6 | 7.8 | .497 | .517 | 5.9% | 12.1% | 18.0% | -2.2% | 3.6% |
| Preparing for life post-Matt Wieters, the Orioles have grounded into 17 double plays. | |||||||||||||
| 18 |  | 11 | 3 | 10.3 | 11.2 | 10.8 | .644 | .662 | 60.5% | 11.1% | 71.6% | -5.9% | 5.3% |
| In parts of four seasons, Jose Iglesias has posted BABIPs of .500, .137, .356, and this year, .462. Maybe it’s time to recognize he has the skills to post insanely ridiculous nuts-o crazed super freaky dope whack-job in either direction BABIPs. | |||||||||||||
| 19 |  | 8 | 6 | 6.9 | 7.6 | 7.4 | .506 | .526 | 9.3% | 10.3% | 19.6% | 2.4% | 7.6% |
| Jose Altuve has been hitting fly balls a whole lot more this season, which is about as silly an idea as him really being 5-foot-6. | |||||||||||||
| 20 |  | 5 | 8 | 5.5 | 5.4 | 5.3 | .449 | .469 | 10.5% | 9.9% | 20.4% | 2.8% | -0.9% |
| Carlos Carrasco has 18 strikeouts and one walk this season. Maybe more amazing, he’s gone to three balls in a count only four times. | |||||||||||||
| 21 |  | 5 | 8 | 4.6 | 4.5 | 4.8 | .427 | .447 | 10.7% | 8.9% | 19.5% | -1.7% | -4.5% |
| Another loss and Robin Ventura’s seat just got a bit hotter though that could just be because one of the fans set it on fire. | |||||||||||||
| 22 |  | 7 | 7 | 6.8 | 6.8 | 6.9 | .479 | .459 | 4.0% | 6.9% | 10.9% | 0.1% | -4.6% |
| [expletive] [expletive] Reds [expletive] [expletive] [expletive] bullpen [expletive] [expletive] [expletive] not [expletive] good. [expletive]! | |||||||||||||
| 23 |  | 3 | 11 | 5.0 | 5.5 | 5.7 | .422 | .402 | 3.6% | 6.4% | 10.0% | -1.7% | -11.0% |
| The Marlins are 3-0 in games they’ve outscored their opponent and 0-11 in games they’ve been outscored. (We use that joke just once a year so ha ha beat you to it, Sussman!) | |||||||||||||
| 24 |  | 6 | 8 | 6.1 | 4.4 | 4.3 | .424 | .443 | 5.9% | 5.4% | 11.3% | 1.8% | 0.2% |
| At 2-0 with an 0.45 ERA in 20 innings but with just nine strikeouts and six walks, Nick Martinez is like a cop who plays by his own rules; he gets the results you want but maybe not quite in the way you’d want it. | |||||||||||||
| 25 |  | 7 | 7 | 6.4 | 6.0 | 6.1 | .452 | .433 | 0.7% | 4.8% | 5.5% | -2.5% | -6.9% |
| Troy Tulowitzki is hitting. The team is eh. This is every season in Rockie’s history since 2006. | |||||||||||||
| 26 |  | 8 | 5 | 6.9 | 6.8 | 6.7 | .491 | .471 | 3.0% | 4.8% | 7.8% | -1.6% | -1.7% |
| The Braves lead baseball with only three errors this season! During the play, I mean. | |||||||||||||
| 27 |  | 7 | 7 | 7.5 | 6.1 | 6.3 | .462 | .443 | 0.7% | 4.3% | 4.9% | -1.2% | -0.0% |
| Tied for 16th with six holds on the season, the Diamondbacks problem is obvious: pretty much everything but holds, which are a stupid stat. | |||||||||||||
| 28 |  | 2 | 12 | 2.7 | 2.4 | 2.5 | .335 | .317 | 1.9% | 3.4% | 5.2% | -1.4% | -13.7% |
| The Brewers have been outscored by 46 runs and are 2-12. No Pythagorean fooling around here, folks. This is good ol’ American honesty. | |||||||||||||
| 29 |  | 5 | 9 | 4.1 | 3.3 | 3.9 | .366 | .385 | 1.9% | 2.0% | 3.9% | -0.0% | 0.7% |
| Remember when Torii Hunter said he signed with the Twins because he thought they could win? They’re 5-9 and he has a .615 OPS. This is karma. Also bad baseball. | |||||||||||||
| 30 |  | 5 | 9 | 4.6 | 4.3 | 4.5 | .372 | .354 | 0.4% | 0.8% | 1.2% | 0.1% | -0.9% |
| As of this writing the Phillies haven’t announced a starter for today’s game so there’s still a chance they’re taking the “it can only get worse from here” tact and not using one. | |||||||||||||
Seems like a lot of teams suck today.